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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Europeans first came to Gikuyuland, how did the Gikuyu regard them?
(a) As dangerous enemies.
(b) As interesting foreigners.
(c) As conquerors.
(d) As lonely wanderers.

2. Why did the Gikuyu men get their wives pregnant all at the same time?
(a) To prove their virility.
(b) To build up the numbers of tribe members.
(c) To follow an old tribal custom.
(d) To force a change to a patriarchal society.

3. What food is used to feed women after childbirth?
(a) Beans.
(b) Millet.
(c) Rice.
(d) Tree peas.

4. What was the name of Kenyatta's aunt who performed the initiation operation on Gikuyu girls?
(a) Waco.
(b) Luca.
(c) Lanca.
(d) Vinca.

5. In what part of Kenya does the country of the Gikuyu lie?
(a) Northern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Central.

6. What was Kenyatta's grandfather?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A hunter and a farmer.
(c) An elder.
(d) A seer and a magician.

7. From what month to what month is the season of the big rain In Gikuyuland?
(a) From July to early October.
(b) From October to January.
(c) From March to July.
(d) From May to August.

8. What were the people who lived in the forests called?
(a) Aathi.
(b) Masai.
(c) Gumba.
(d) Ndorobo.

9. To whom did Kenyatta act as interpreter to in his big land case?
(a) Chief Kmaha.
(b) Chief Lundita.
(c) Chief Lambata.
(d) Chief Kioi.

10. What is the father of a Gikuyu family called?
(a) Gooyi.
(b) Baba.
(c) Gikoo.
(d) Simba.

11. Which animals are the most valuable to the Gikuyus?
(a) Pigs and calves.
(b) Horses and cattle.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Cattle.

12. How does Mr. Kenyatta present the facts?
(a) Sorrowfully.
(b) Objectively without feeling.
(c) With anger.
(d) With great passion.

13. What position did Kenyatta hold in the Gikuyu Central Association?
(a) Vice-president.
(b) President.
(c) Treasurer.
(d) General Secretary.

14. Into how many administrative districts is the Gikuyu territory divided?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

15. When did Kenyatta learn about a new religious cult?
(a) 1928-29.
(b) 1932-33.
(c) 1930-31.
(d) 1927-28.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take to build a Gikuyu hut?

2. How did the Gikuyu lose most of their lands?

3. How many of the Gikuyu live as squatters on farms on European land?

4. What was the name of the chief who entered into a treaty with the Europeans and was then deported and died on his way to the coast?

5. What does Mr. Kenyatta recognize which is all important?

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